Mei-Li Lin, Ph.D. Director, Research &
Statistical Services
Mei-Li has a Ph.D. degree in industrial engineering and a degree in statistics from
University of Wisconsin-Madison. She joined the National Safety Council recently
as the Director for the Research and Statistical Services division.
Before joining the Council, Mei-Li managed the product safety program for Beloit
Corporation, a major paper machine manufacturing company. In that capacity, she
led the development and implementation of a global safety program and had conducted
numerous ergonomic/manual material handling evaluation and training. She is experienced
in on-site risk assessments, machinery safety, European regulation compliance and
accident trend and cost analysis.
In addition to her industrial experience, Mei-Li was an Assistant Professor at Wright
State University offered courses in industrial ergonomics, human factors engineering,
occupation safety and health, and experimental design. She is a member of the U.S.
Technical Advisory Group for ISO Machinery Safety Technical Committee and has published
several research papers on the topics of musculoskeletal injuries.
Alan F. Hoskin
Manager, Research & Statistics
Mr. Hoskin has a B.S. degree in mathematics from Rose Polytechnic Institute and
did graduate work in mathematics at Case Western Reserve University. He has been
with the National Safety Council since 1973.
Mr. Hoskin has overall responsibility for the Council's injury statistics programs,
provides technical consultation and advice on research and statistical matters to
Council staff, divisions, and committees, and represents the Council on technical
matters to outside groups.
His specialties include the development of injury surveillance systems; analysis
of occupational injury and traffic accident data; and assessment of the effects
of legislative and other countermeasures on injury experience.
He is editor of Injury FactsTM, Injury Facts
Up-to-Date and International Accident Facts, and consulting editor
for the Journal of Safety Research. He is a member of the Business Research
Advisory Council to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, and
chairman of its Committee on Occupational Safety and Health Statistics; and secretary
to Accredited Standards Committee Z16 on methods of recording and compiling occupational
injury and illness statistics.
Mr. Hoskin has directed or participated in 30 research studies of various issues
related to agricultural safety, recreational boating safety, hazardous waste site
remediation, highway traffic safety, and injury costs. He has authored or coauthored
nearly 30 papers on injury statistics.
Kevin T. Fearn
Senior Research Scientist
Mr. Fearn has a B.A. degree in psychology from DePauw University and an M.S. degree
in experimental psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has been
with the National Safety Council since 1986. Mr. Fearn is responsible for the development
and administration of a customized safety award program for member companies of
the American Meat Institute. He was a member of the project team for five grants
or contracts with NHTSA and the U.S. Coast Guard. He maintains the Council's motor-vehicle,
industrial commission, and accidental death system databases. He provides technical
consultation to Council staff and also responds to inquiries for research and statistical
information. He is a contributor to Injury Facts, Injury Facts Up-to-Date,
and International Accident Facts, Second Edition. Mr. Fearn is also a consulting
editor for the Journal of Safety Research.
Katie Porretta Managing Editor/Production
Manager Biographical Sketch
Katie has a B.A. from Marquette University, College of Journalism, Milwaukee, WI.
She has been Managing Editor of the Journal of Safety Research for more than
10 years. She handles all aspects of the editorial process from submission through
publication. Any questions concerning the Journal of Safety Research should
be directed to her.
She is also Production Manager, for Injury Facts, International Accident Facts,
and Injury Facts Up-to-Date. In this capacity, she serves as the liaison
between the National Safety Councilt, outside designers, and outside printers for
both Injury Facts and International Accident Facts to produce accurate
and timely publicartions.
Katie also serves as the Designer for Employee Assessment Surveys (Safety Barometers,
OSCARS, and BASIS) for clients based on their company needs.
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